Qualifications for the Audiobook License and Distribution Agreement

If I currently have a deal with Audible, can I upload my audiobooks here?

If you are (or your company is) located in the United States, and you are interested in uploading your audiobooks here, please email us at partnerrelations@audible.com to find out about your options.

If I am located outside of the United States can I upload my audiobooks here?

At this time, this option is open only to residents of the United States who have a US mailing address, a valid US Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and have or can submit Form W9. For more information on Taxpayer Identification Numbers (TIN) please go to the IRS website. We hope to open up to a wider global audience in the future. In the meantime, if you would like to become a partner, please email internationalpartner@audible.com to find out about your options.

What content is the most popular with Audible’s members?

Unabridged audiobooks – Audible members mostly prefer unabridged audiobooks. These audiobooks are expected to be professionally narrated in high-quality studios, and professionally edited and mastered.

Long-form programs - The majority of Audible’s customers prefer longer-form content (5+ hours). If you have short-form content, please consider thematically bundling it into one longer product to ensure you have the best chance of exposure to our members.

Podcasts and other “free” programs - We’ve had countless conversations with our customers on this topic. They have told us that they get frustrated when they find out that the content they buy at audible.com is available at no charge in other places on the Web. Many of our customers have even reviewed these books negatively for this reason; as you know, such reviews can show up in public search sites such as Google, Yahoo and others, and can be damaging to the author’s brand as well as to the publisher’s brand. Therefore, we think it is best for our customers and authors that we not sell content that is offered at no charge in other places.

A few words of advice -- Audible’s members love audiobooks! However, not every print book will create a great listening experience, and other genres are just not popular with our members. Based on our experience, the following types of books are not good candidates for audio:

Abridged audiobooks

Audio products that include advertising messages

Books in the Public Domain

Reference books, guide books, quotation books, and dictionaries

Books about home and garden, interior design, home organization, or storage